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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
NORTH CAROLINA WINE AND GRAPES 2005
GRAPE INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA
MKF Research LLC
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FRESH GRAPE PRODUCTION
Table 1.3
GRAPE PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, 2002- 2005
2002 2003 2004 2005
Winegrapes
Tons ' 000 2000 2500 3300 3700
Price per ton $ 1200 1000 920 890
Crop value $' 000 2400 2500 3036 3293
Fresh Grapes
Tons ' 000 300 300 200 200
Price per ton $ 1780 1630 1650 1800
Crop Value $' 000 534 489 330 360
Source: NASS
North Carolina also produces a small amount of fresh Muscadine grape varieties,
which command a substantial market price. The actual crop is likely to be larger
than that reported by NASS, as much of the product is sold directly by farmers at
farm stands, “ pick- your- own” sites or farmers markets.
Demand for these grapes has been steadily increasing, along with prices.
Nevertheless, there has been relatively little new planting of these varietals, which
require somewhat more cultivation than Muscadine winegrape varieties.
Shortages have emerged in some regions, such as the Piedmont and Mountain
areas of the state where relatively few Muscadine have been planted.
GRAPE PRICES
Muscadine winegrape prices average $ 534 per ton. The varietal favors the hot and
humid weather of North Carolina’s coastal plain and has proven highly resistant
to the fungal attacks that reduce yields of Vinifera, thereby allowing organic
cultivation of Muscadine. With a yield of seven tons per acre, a planting cost of
about $ 5200 per acre and little need for hand cultivation or extensive spraying for
pests, Muscadine winegrape production offers attractive levels of farm income,
explaining the addition of some 140 acres of new Muscadine vineyards in just the
last year.
Prices for Muscadine fresh grape varieties have been rising and USDA reports of
prices as high as $ 1800/ ton have been confirmed by producers. Despite somewhat
more demanding harvesting, regulation and grading requirements than Muscadine
wine grapes, Muscadine fresh grapes can provide returns of up to $ 1300 per ton to
the farmer.

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
NORTH CAROLINA WINE AND GRAPES 2005
GRAPE INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA
MKF Research LLC
14
FRESH GRAPE PRODUCTION
Table 1.3
GRAPE PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, 2002- 2005
2002 2003 2004 2005
Winegrapes
Tons ' 000 2000 2500 3300 3700
Price per ton $ 1200 1000 920 890
Crop value $' 000 2400 2500 3036 3293
Fresh Grapes
Tons ' 000 300 300 200 200
Price per ton $ 1780 1630 1650 1800
Crop Value $' 000 534 489 330 360
Source: NASS
North Carolina also produces a small amount of fresh Muscadine grape varieties,
which command a substantial market price. The actual crop is likely to be larger
than that reported by NASS, as much of the product is sold directly by farmers at
farm stands, “ pick- your- own” sites or farmers markets.
Demand for these grapes has been steadily increasing, along with prices.
Nevertheless, there has been relatively little new planting of these varietals, which
require somewhat more cultivation than Muscadine winegrape varieties.
Shortages have emerged in some regions, such as the Piedmont and Mountain
areas of the state where relatively few Muscadine have been planted.
GRAPE PRICES
Muscadine winegrape prices average $ 534 per ton. The varietal favors the hot and
humid weather of North Carolina’s coastal plain and has proven highly resistant
to the fungal attacks that reduce yields of Vinifera, thereby allowing organic
cultivation of Muscadine. With a yield of seven tons per acre, a planting cost of
about $ 5200 per acre and little need for hand cultivation or extensive spraying for
pests, Muscadine winegrape production offers attractive levels of farm income,
explaining the addition of some 140 acres of new Muscadine vineyards in just the
last year.
Prices for Muscadine fresh grape varieties have been rising and USDA reports of
prices as high as $ 1800/ ton have been confirmed by producers. Despite somewhat
more demanding harvesting, regulation and grading requirements than Muscadine
wine grapes, Muscadine fresh grapes can provide returns of up to $ 1300 per ton to
the farmer.